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|name = Vision Australia |formerly = |image = Vision Australia Logo.png |image_border = |size = |motto = Blindness.Low Vision.Opportunity |formation = 2004 |status = |type = Non-governmental organisation |headquarters = Melbourne, Victoria |leader_title2 = CEO |leader_name2 = Ron Hooton |mission = To support people who are blind or have low vision live the life they choose | region = Australia | website = {{URL|www.visionaustralia.org}} }} Vision Australia is a not-for-profit organisation and Australia's largest provider of services for people with blindness and low vision. BackgroundVision Australia was created in 2004 through the merger of 4 smaller blindness organisations: the Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind (RVIB), Vision Australia Foundation (VAF), The Royal Blind Society (RBS), The National Information Library Service (NILS). At the time Bills needed to be passed through the parliaments of Victoria and New South Wales for this to occur.[1][2][3][4] In 2006 the organisation was further expanded with the merger of the Royal Blind Foundation Queensland. This merger gave it complete reach across the eastern states of Australia.[5] In February 2008 it was announced that the Seeing Eye Dogs Australia (SEDA) would also merge with Vision Australia by the end of June 2008.[6] The inclusion of guide dog services means that one national organisation is able to provide all the services required by the blindness and low vision community. Royal Victorian Institute for the BlindA history of the Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind has been written by Judith Buckrich.[7] FacilitiesThe Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind building was designed by architects Crouch and Wilson. The Royal Victorian Institute of the Blind operated a school in Burwood from 1959 to 2009.[8] Ormond Hall, built in 1891, was originally established as a music hall for the blind, run by the Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind. Associated peopleNotable staff of the Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind include:
Life time governors of the Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind include:
Vice-presidents of the Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind include:
Presidents of the Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind include:
ServicesThe following blindness and low vision services are listed on the Vision Australia website:[9]
History and heritage collectionThe history of Vision Australia’s founding organisations go back to the late 1800s and cover much of the struggle for better rights and services for Australia's blind and low vision community.[11] Given this long history, Vision Australia has a very extensive heritage collection including many objects and images pertaining to the story and history of the blindness community in Australia.[12][13][14][15] Some of the heritage collection can be search and viewed in [https://victoriancollections.net.au/organisations/vision-australia#collection-records Victorian Collections] Carols by Candlelight{{main|Carols by Candlelight}}Vision Australia's Carols by Candlelight is the organisation's leading fundraising and awareness campaign and is an Australian Christmas tradition. Dating back to 1938, it is held on Christmas Eve at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl in Melbourne and reaches a television audience of more than 2 million Australians each year. All proceeds from this event go towards Vision Australia's Children's Services. Performers at this event have included Rolf Harris, Hugh Jackman, Tina Arena, John Farnham, Debra Byrne, Olivia Newton-John, Lee Kernaghan, Judith Durham, Marina Prior, Denis Walter, Douglas Heywood, Silvie Paladino, Hi-5, Humphrey B Bear, Anthony Callea and of long-time host Ray Martin. Other supporters of this concert include Myer, Nine Network, 3AW, Magic 1278 and The Herald Sun. DAISYDAISY stands for Digital Accessible Information SYstem. It is a format based on the W3C defined SGML applications XHTML 1.0 and SMIL 1.0. Using this framework, a talking book format is presented that enables navigation within a sequential and hierarchical structure consisting of (marked-up) text synchronized with audio. Vision Australia is currently in the process of digitising and updating its entire library catalogue to the DAISY format for the benefit of its clients. Vision Australia is listed as a member of the DAISY Consortium.[16] One of the issues associated with digitising the existing library is managing the massive amounts of computer storage that it will require. At present Vision Australia has a 40-terabyte library that can be scaled to 100 terabytes. Ultimately the organization's goal is to have its library available as online downloads for its community.[17][18] E-votingA win for Vision Australia's Policy and Advocacy department was the introduction of Electronic voting (or E-voting) at the Victoria State Elections in 2007. For the first time in Australian history, people who were blind were able to vote in secrecy and independently. The Victorian Electoral Commission's e-voting system was set up in response to submissions for electoral reform by Vision Australia and Blind Citizens Australia.[19] Partnerships and membershipsVision Australia's Information Library Service is listed in the National Library of Australia Catalogue.[20] Vision Australia is also a member of Vision 2020[21] and the DAISY Consortium.[16] Vision Australia has signed Memorandums of Understanding with the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (Canada) and the Royal National Institute of Blind People (UK). Notes and references1. ^Royal Blind Society (Merger) Bill - 10/11/2005 - 2R - NSW Parliament 2. ^ROYAL VICTORIAN INSTITUTE FOR THE BLIND AND OTHER AGENCIES (MERGER) BILL 2005 3. ^http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/emc/2006%20State%20Election/Submissions/14_Vision_Australia.pdf 4. ^Royal Blind Society (Merger) Bill 2005 - NSW Parliament 5. ^http://www.nds.org.au/National/blindness/archive/2006-07/ABFUpdate-Dec06.txt 6. ^http://www.seda.org.au/SEDA_events_and_news_SEDA_news_room.html 7. ^*{{Cite book| last =Buckrich | first =J R | authorlink =Judith Buckrich | title =Lighthouse on the Boulevard: A History of the Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind| publisher =Australian Scholarly Publishing| year =2004| location =Melbourne | pages = | url =http://librariesaustralia.nla.gov.au/apps/kss?action=Display&mode=fulldisplay&target=freenbd&queryid=2&startPos=2| doi = | id = | isbn =1-74097-070-5 }} 8. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/docs/about_us/Lighthouse%20on%20the%20Boulevard.rtf |title=A History of the Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind 1866-2004|author=Buckrich, Judith Raphael |publisher=Australian Scholarly Publishing |accessdate=2008-05-19}} 9. ^Services - Vision Australia 10. ^http://www.jobaccess.gov.au/joac/Advice/SupplierOrAssessorFive/Vision_Australia.htm 11. ^Our History - About Us - Vision Australia 12. ^Braille mapping 13. ^Discovernet: Australian Tales - Stories of Vision! 14. ^CAN - Collections Australia Network - Preserving the history of Australians who are blind or vision impaired 15. ^Picture Australia | Vision Australia 16. ^1 DAISY: Member Detail: Australia New Zealand Accessible Information Group 17. ^CIO - Sweet Charity 18. ^Vision Australia 19. ^Victoria puts blind faith in electronic voting - Technology - theage.com.au 20. ^Libraries Australia - Annual report / Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind 21. ^Member List/Links - Members - Vision 2020 Australia External links
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